What Separates Me and You

Chapter 184 Was This How She Begged You

Lewis clasped Josephine’s hand again and slowly said, “Come with me. We’ll get the divorce certificate after your wounds are healed.”

Josephine slowly looked up after hearing this.

“Can we go now?”

Josephine lowered her eyes again and stared at her toes.

Lewis brought her to the car and helped her fasten her seat belts. Then, he went to the driver’s seat and drove out of the mansion’s compound.

When they arrived back at Styx Mansion, Lewis brought out the first aid kit and cleaned Josephine’s hands of the blood stains with the disinfectant.

Josephine sat motionless on the sofa, permitting Lewis’ actions.

He was very gentle, but Josephine still cringed when the alcohol touched the wounds on her fingertips.

“Stay still. Bear with me,” said Lewis as he held her hand steadfastly. Although he tried his best to be careful when disinfecting her wounds, Josephine would still tremble whenever the alcohol came in contact with them.

She could remember clearly the anguish she felt when the needle penetrated her fingertips.

She couldn’t put the pain into words, but she felt she could understand why their forefathers. would think the fingers are connected to the heart.

As enraged as Lewis had been, he had never treated her this way.

The most brutal act Lewis did to her was merely locking her up.

After Lewis cleaned her hands, he observed three of her fingernails were red with an easily discerned thin line of blood running through the middle.

He had a dangerous glint in his eyes that quickly disappeared.

After he finished applying medication to Josephine’s wounds, she was again covered in sweat, and her face was as pale as chalk

“It’s done.”

Josephine kept her head lowered all the time. When she heard him, she quietly withdrew her hand.

Lewis raised his hand to touch her face, but she turned her head slightly and dodged his hand.

at her for several moments

How She Begged

rose and said,

that, he promptly left, closing the door after him-locking it behind

to look at the door. The door had closed off any remnants of light within.

outside, the light that entered the room was minimal, even with

looked at her fingers. Her little finger, index finger, and middle

of white ripped the sky, and clamoring thunder came right after. Following an ear- splitting rumble, it started pouring, accompanied by the howling

willow tree in the lawn, breaking off a few

hugging her knees tightly, her eyes staring

several hunks flung Mrs. Harrold to the muddy ground. Rain soaked her thoroughly, and her hair was in an utter mess. Under the ferocious rain, she couldn’t even. orientate

and tried to look for a way to escape.

captured her and brought

blur in the torrent. She

staggered-either due to an unknown wound or the heavy rain pounding on her, the weight was too

before crashing to the ground again.

reply to her. They stood like statues

but when she fell again, a pair of leather shoes appeared before her

water stained those

squinted as she looked up-it was Lewis. Phineas held the umbrella for him as his condescending eyes were fixated on Mrs. Harrold, his

orders and didn’t do it out of my own will. Please forgive me, Master Lewis. I won’t repeat my mistake.” Getting no response from Lewis, she grabbed his leg and continued, “I’m just a lowly mald. I did

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deaf ear to Mrs. Alvarez’s instructions.

this once, Master Lewis. I beg you. I don’t

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she worked for Nancy all these years Roery maid in the household sucked up to her, and even outsiders respected her when

and about.

would end up like this, less so Lewis having the nerve to abduct her in broad

rang loud and clear in the smattering rain, but Lewis seemed to nothing. His face remained

heard a cold voice above her saying, “Was this how

stunned, the panic on her face more evident than before. She shook he

even speak, let alone beg!” He abruptly raised his leg and kicked her, toppling her over. He pressed his mud-stained

on her face increased, forcing her to swallow her remaining

amiable